Chelsea
have agreed a £30m deal with Leicester for Kiernan Dewsbury Hall and the
player has been given permission to undergo a medical.
The 25-year-old is set to join new Blues manager Enzo Maresca in swapping
the King Power Stadium for Stamford Bridge this summer.
Dewsbury-Hall scored 12 Championship goals and registered 14 assists under
Maresca last season.
The Dewsbury-Hall deal helps Leicester hugely towards meeting Profit and
Sustainability Rules (PSR) but it remains to be seen whether they will be
fully compliant.
The list of Leicester players and manager who joined Chelsea recently...
N'Golo Kante - 2016
Danny Drinkwater - 2017
Ben Chilwell - 2020
Wesley Fofana - 2022
Enzo Maresca - 2024
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall - 2024
A separate deal for 18-year-old Chelsea midfielder Michael Golding moving in
the direction is also currently being finalised.
Golding made just one senior appearance for the Blues last season - his
professional debut in the FA Cup victory over Preston on January 6.
Chelsea fixtures: Awkward Dewsbury-Hall return in November?
Enzo Maresca will host former club Manchester City in his first Premier
League game as Chelsea head coach.
Maresca - who had two spells as a coach at City under Pep Guardiola -
replaced Mauricio Pochettino at Chelsea this summer and will welcome his
former club to Stamford Bridge on Sunday August 18, live on Sky Sports,
kick-off 4.30pm.
The 44-year-old Italian was plucked from Leicester after guiding them back
to the Premier League and will return to the King Power Stadium when Chelsea
visit on Saturday November 23.
The Blues face a tricky period in October and November, playing Liverpool,
Newcastle, Manchester United and Arsenal in successive fixtures, while their
first meeting with Tottenham is on Saturday December 7, and they host Fulham
on Boxing Day.
Chelsea also look set for a daunting May, closing their top-flight campaign
with games against Liverpool, Newcastle and Man Utd, before travelling to
Nottingham Forest on the final day on Sunday May 25.
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